Dillard man killed in single-vehicle wreck

fatal accident

A 34-year-old Dillard man died early Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck in Rabun County. The Georgia State Patrol says Tyler Lee Dillard was driving a Chevrolet Cruze west on Old Mud Creek Road near Winding Ridge Drive when he lost control of the car. The vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree on the driver’s side.

The crash happened around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, July  9. Dillard was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers with state patrol Post 7 in Toccoa investigated the crash.